Neutron Induced Fission Measurements of $^{242m}$Am at DANCE
ORAL
Abstract
Neutron capture and fission reactions on actinieds often present challenges in measuring each of the reaction. Fission tagging detector used along with the Detector for Advanced Neutron Capture Experiments (DANCE) provides a way to measure $(n,f)$ and $(n,\gamma)$ reactions simultaneously. DANCE was used to measure $^{242m}$Am$(n,f)$ reaction along with a custom made fission-tagging parallel plate avalanche counter (PPAC). The results on fission related $\gamma$-ray multiplicity distribution, the $^{242m}$Am$(n,f)$ cross section, and the average $\gamma$-ray energy distribution are presented.
*This work was performed under the auspices of the US Department of Energy by Los Alamos National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-06NA25396 and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344.
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